MeSH definition : Postsynaptic cell-adhesion molecules that bind presynaptic NEUREXINS to form calcium-dependent
trans-synaptic adhesions. Neuroligins recruit synaptic scaffolding proteins (e.g.,
PSD-95) via their PDZ DOMAIN. The distribution and interaction with neurexins are
regulated by ALTERNATIVE SPLICING. Alterations in genes encoding neuroligins or neurexins
are associated with cognitive diseases such as AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.;
Postsynaptic cell-adhesion molecules that bind presynaptic NEUREXINS to form calcium-dependent
trans-synaptic adhesions. Neuroligins recruit synaptic scaffolding proteins (e.g.,
PSD-95) via their PDZ DOMAIN. The distribution and interaction with neurexins are
regulated by ALTERNATIVE SPLICING. Alterations in genes encoding neuroligins or neurexins
are associated with cognitive diseases such as AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.